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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.00, outside counties 2.50, foreign subscriptions 5.00. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflection upon any person, firm, or corporation brought to attention.
The American Federation of Labor condemns Southern cities that lure factories with tax exemptions and land gifts. The piece argues such moves drain other cities, create social blight and poverty, and complicate union organizing amid fleeing industry.
A reflective line notes continued competition across sectors from bugs and birds to bankers and the A. F. of L., suggesting resilience regardless of legislative moves.
The Dallas Morning News notes Wall Street is now driven by mass stockholders from Main Street. It cites AT&T with 1.3 million holders and the steel sector with 770,000 holders, plus Fortune Magazine figures showing widespread employee stock programs and GE and Sun Oil participation.
East German barbers must collect customers hair, package it, and forward it to the government Run Raw Material Reserves Commission. The bulletin did not specify how the hair would be used.
A post office worker advised a Boy Scout troop how to mail a letter without a stamp while at camp. Place a home return address and mail it. it will be delivered with a 3 cent postage due stamp.
A Dallas couple separated after six months of marriage but kept joint custody of their female boxer pup with visitation rights. Judge William McCraw granted a six month custody period to each parent for the pup, framing a humorous roadside exchange afterward.
A collection of old jokes and anecdotes from rural life includes a claim agent adjusting a pig loss report, a church bishop and short lived preacher, a farmer’s joking directions, a fortune teller quip, a spade in the dark tale, and an enslaved elder’s revival confession.
A fragment notes Me. and Mrs. Lee Cliff spent the weekend in Chicago returning Monday. A conservative parent admonishes his stage-struck son to not dishonor the family name as the dialogue cuts off.
In a chatty vignette a son contemplates using an assumed name to fool his father while a pastor derides ingratitude for comic effect. A backstage joke about an actress and a director hints at future stardom. The piece blends humor with sharp social quips in a lighthearted theater column.
A shaggy dog style story follows two bull weevils who grew up together. One works hard and becomes a "Big Shot" while the other does not, ending as the lesser of the two in their crowded town. The piece satirically tracks ambition, luck, and social status among insects.
A frightened student reports a father warning that failing grades could lead to punishment. The remark suggests domestic tension and fear of discipline within the household.
A census taker asks a woman if she is unmarried and she blushes, replying she has never been married, provoking a humorous moment in a quiet community.
Citation issued in case No 63174 to Fate Potts and heirs to answer by Oct 10 1955 in the 15th District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff R A Neathery seeks partition of 104.33 acres plus 2.33 acres with detailed metes and bounds descriptions and references to prior causes. Published August 25 September 1 8 15 1955 in Whitewright Sun.
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